{"podcast":{"title":"Pop Syllabus","slug":"pop-syllabus-7649526","podcast_index_feed_id":7649526,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/popsyllabus","website_url":"https://popsyllabus.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2fa57a72-ea89-11f0-8488-63dcd1682c0f/image/fac8d1ff938c54bff640f53b3920f7ba.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Nkiruka Productions and Companion Arts","episode_count":29,"summary":"Pop Syllabus is a show where host Christiana Mbakwe Medina deconstructs the zeitgeist and answers the big cultural questions. How did we swing from body positivity to thin-being-in? Why do so many people trust wellness influencers over medical doctors? And how did tech oligarchs become the new celebrities? Think of Christiana as a cross between a messy news anchor and guerilla academic. Each week, she and an expert guest will unpack a buzzy topic, and help us understand the moment while going through it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:20:16.937550+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526"},"episode":{"title":"Hypergamy & Sugar Dating With Dr. Megan Sawey","slug":"hypergamy-sugar-dating-with-dr-megan-sawey","published_at":"2026-04-15T07:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526/hypergamy-sugar-dating-with-dr-megan-sawey","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/LLUOO1448669981.mp3?updated=1776118096","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/LLUOO1448669981.mp3?updated=1776118096","summary":"#SugarBaby culture is everywhere online. But why is it making such a big comeback now? As money gets tighter and “SugarTok” gains traction, conversations around sugar dating and hypergamy are becoming more mainstream. Christiana sits down with Cornell lecturer Dr. Megan Sawey to examine what’s driving the trend and what it means for modern dating. Megan’s research on sugar dating Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack Merch available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: advertise@companionarts.com If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: hello@popsyllabus.com 01:17 Meet Dr. Megan Sawey 07:20 Understanding hypergamy and dating up 12:29 Sugar dating in relation to sex work 17:55 Sugar dating as an entrepreneurial endeavor 31:50 Sugar dating and the digital intimacy economy 33:50 Sugar dating and politics 37:20 How sugar dating is portrayed as heteronormative in media and marketing 41:45 Sugar daddies and how sugar dating is regulated 45:20 Sexual racism and sugar dating 48:28 Sugar dating for men vs. women 51:07 The future of sugar dating and hypergamy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"#SugarBaby culture is everywhere online. But why is it making such a big comeback now? As money gets tighter and “SugarTok” gains traction, conversations…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3432,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-syllabus-7649526/episodes/hypergamy-sugar-dating-with-dr-megan-sawey/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526/hypergamy-sugar-dating-with-dr-megan-sawey.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}